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13 So then, "Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
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for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 But how can people call on him if they have not believed in him? How can they believe in him if they have not heard his message? How can they hear if no one tells [the Good News]?
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How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
15 How can people tell the Good News if no one sends them? As Scripture says, "How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who announce the Good News."
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And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16 But not everyone has believed the Good News. Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
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But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
17 So faith comes from hearing the message, and the message that is heard is what Christ spoke.
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Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
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